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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
5
HAL BOYLE offers humorous tips for surviving hot weather. Aiming to be witty rather than practical, the piece suggests playful actions like wearing grape leaves, cooling shoes in a restaurant icebox, and avoiding heat with cool thoughts. The column ends urging readers to keep cool with lighthearted, homespun cleverness.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides quick fact answers on topics from highway white cement strips to early U S Army aviation. Questions cover water sanitation sea chemistry African violet origins railway wheel rims and more with concise official details.
A 36 page guide in simple language explaining how to make motions preside conduct elections and reorganizations. Includes model constitution by laws and guidance for forming associations. Send 25 cents postpaid with coupon to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington DC.
The Associated Press reports 21 people died in Wisconsin over the weekend. Richland county saw a four death, Fox River drownings at Omro claimed three, and two fatalities resulted from lightning strikes. Additional fatalities occurred in farm accidents and roadway crashes across multiple counties including Richland, Fox, Dane, Racine, Waukesha, Dodge, and others. The list notes names and ages of several victims and the circumstances of each incident.
The Central News Agency reported from Hong Kong that two Soviet built minesweepers and a midget submarine were spotted off the Fukien coast of Communist China. The minesweepers reportedly attempted to sweep mines around the Matsu Islands in darkness. No source was given and the Defense Ministry could not confirm the report.
A new series of earthquakes rocked Valdivia province while a volcanic mountain erupted spilling rocks and lava. Residents abandoned homes as efforts to reach stranded people continued with reports of several groups isolated without food or water and fears of casualties.
A 72 year old Milwaukee man Joseph Biljan spent over five days lost in Wisconsin northwoods. He was found by a search party in a swamp two miles from his hunting cabin. He survived by conserving water and following trails.
Biljan, aided by Delos Costello and Byron Halverson, walked but was carried from the scene by companions. At Park Falls hospital attendants reported he was weak and hungry yet showed no exposure or insect bite injuries after the ordeal.
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